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Meet the Administrative Staff

Dean’s Leadership

Brian Kite
Interim Dean
bkite@tft.ucla.edu
Jeff Burke
Associate Dean, Research
and Technology
jeffburke@tft.ucla.edu
Suk-Young Kim
Associate Dean, Faculty and
Students
skim@tft.ucla.edu
Susan Marcano
Assistant Dean, Chief
Administrative Officer
smarcano@tft.ucla.edu

Dean’s Office Administrative Staff

Gina Salemi
Executive Assistant to Brian Kite
gsalemi@tft.ucla.edu
Melinda Robles
Executive Assistant to
Susan Marcano
mrobles@tft.ucla.edu

Development and Alumni Affairs

Eric Larner
Development Operations
Coordinator
elarner@tft.ucla.edu

Marketing and Communications

Crystal Santana
Director of Marketing
and Communications
csantana@tft.ucla.edu

Students Services

Anna Guzman
Director of Student Services
aguzman@tft.ucla.edu
Amanda Kibiloski
Director, Admissions
and Outreach
akibiloski@tft.ucla.edu
Laura Campbell
Academic Advisor, Graduate
Film, Television and Digital Media
lcampbell@tft.ucla.edu
Catherine Hernandez-Shibata
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Theater
chernand@tft.ucla.edu
Barrett Korerat
Academic Advisor, Graduate Theater
bkorerat@tft.ucla.edu
Allison Taka
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Film, Television and Digital Media,
Graduate Cinema and Media Studies
ataka@tft.ucla.edu
Natalie Xavier
Administrative and Admissions Specialist
nxavier@tft.ucla.edu

Business Operations

Matthew Donat
CFO and Director of Business Operations
mdonat@tft.ucla.edu
Erma Acebo
Contract and Grant Fund Manager
eacebo@tft.ucla.edu
Sandra Aldama
Accounting Assistant
saldama@tft.ucla.edu
Erica Griffin
Fund Manager
egriffin@tft.ucla.edu
Myron Murakami
Building Operations Coordinator
myronm@tft.ucla.edu
Angelo Ong
Business Office Assistant Director
angelo@tft.ucla.edu
Janis Wilson
Fund Manager
janis@tft.ucla.edu

Human Resources

Ryan Hamilton
Director, Academic and Staff Personnel
rhamilton@tft.ucla.edu
Noell Billings
Staff and Academic Personnel Manager
nbillings@tft.ucla.edu
Elliott Delgado
Academic Personnel Manager
edelgado@tft.ucla.edu
Judith Rayos
Academic Personnel Manager
rayos@tft.ucla.edu
Gayle Seregi
Staff Personnel Manager
gayle@tft.ucla.edu

Information Technology

Kerry Schutt Nason
Interim Director of Information Technology
kerry@tft.ucla.edu
Herlich Aguiluz
IT Resource Manager and Web Applications Developer
helpdesk@tft.freshservice.com
Taylor Demma
Web Administrator and User Support
helpdesk@tft.freshservice.com
Fabio Ibarra
Senior Network and Security Administrator
helpdesk@tft.freshservice.com

TFT Online

Kerry Schutt Nason
TFT Online Director
kerry@tft.ucla.edu
Josalynn Smith
Instructional Designer and Technologist
josalynn@tft.ucla.edu

Professional Programs

Barbara Boyle
Faculty Director, Professional Programs
boyle@tft.ucla.edu
Brian Fagan
Director
bfagan@tft.ucla.edu
Matt Yaldezian
Associate Director
matt@tft.ucla.edu

Meet the Film, Television and Digital Media Staff

Department Chair

Amy Villarejo
Department Chair
amyvillarejo@tft.ucla.edu

Vice Chairs and Faculty Heads

Barbara Boyle
Area Head, Producers Program
boyle@tft.ucla.edu
Shelleen Greene
Vice Chair, Undergraduate Programs
sgreene9@tft.ucla.edu
Kristy Guevara-Flanagan
Area Head, Documentary
kgflanagan@tft.ucla.edu
William McDonald
Area Head, Cinematography
wmcdonald@tft.ucla.edu
Phyllis Nagy
Area Head, Screenwriting
pnagy@tft.ucla.edu
Chuck Sheetz
Area Head, Animation
chucksheetz@tft.ucla.edu
Kriss Ravetto-Biagioli
Vice Chair, Cinema and Media Studies
ravetto@tft.ucla.edu
Fabian Wagmister
Vice Chair, Production
fabian@ucla.edu

Film & Television Administrative Staff

Karl Holmes
Director of Administration, Finance and Operations
kholmes@tft.ucla.edu
Tiger Bela
Executive Assistant to the Chair,
TFT Film Festival Director
tigerb@tft.ucla.edu
Brian Brown
Cinema and Media Studies Program Manager
bbrown@tft.ucla.edu
Christina Carrea
Director of Summer Programs
christina@tft.ucla.edu
Andrea Davis
Animation Program Manager,
Screenwriting Program Manager
adavis@tft.ucla.edu
Hans Martin-Liebing
Lecturer,
Internship Manager
hliebing@tft.ucla.edu
Rich Moushegian
Director of Student Program Administration
Scheduling and Curriculum Manager
rmoushegian@tft.ucla.edu
Lisa Reeve
Producers Program Manager
lreeve@tft.ucla.edu
Sylvia Terry
Production Program Manager
sylvia@tft.ucla.edu

Operations Staff

Karl Holmes
Director of Administration, Finance and Operations
kholmes@tft.ucla.edu
Zareh Arevshatian
Film Traffic Manager
zarev@.tft.ucla.edu
Rocky Beigel
Studio Projectionist
rbeigel@tft.ucla.edu
Lonna Cavette
Studio Projectionist
lcavette@tft.ucla.edu
T.J. Garcia
Lighting and Grip Support
tgarcia@tft.ucla.edu
Guadalupe Hernandez-Garcia
Equipment Office Support
ghernandez@tft.ucla.edu
Matt Kelly
Senior Studio Projectionist
mkelly@tft.ucla.edu
Fred Kiko
Studio Projectionist
fkiko@tft.ucla.edu
Erik Kjonass
Lighting and Grip Support
ekjonaas@tft.ucla.edu
David Claude McKenna
Post Production Program Analyst
mckenna@tft.ucla.edu
Josh Morgan
Animation Program Supervisor
joshmorgan@tft.ucla.edu
Thientam Nguyen
Equipment Operations Manager
thientam@tft.ucla.edu
Juan Nuñez
Building Services Manager
House Manager, James Bridges Theater and Darren Star Screening Room
jnunez@tft.ucla.edu
Daniel Olivas
Animation Lab Manager
dlolivas@g.ucla.edu
Natalie Perez
Assistant Theater Manager
njperez@tft.ucla.edu
Steve Perlmutter
Theater and Technical Operations Director
stevep@tft.ucla.edu
Marisa Pimental
Equipment Office Support
marizzel3@ucla.edu
Amos Rothbaum
Senior Studio Projectionist
amos@tft.ucla.edu
Rand Soares
Production Services and Facilities Manager
rsoares@tft.ucla.edu
Elizabeth Sweeney
Post Production Manager
bsweeney@tft.ucla.edu
Pablo Velasquez-Martin
Equipment Office Support
pablovm@tft.ucla.edu

Meet the Theater Staff

Department Chair

Michelle Liu Carriger
Department Chair,
Associate Professor
mcarriger@tft.ucla.edu

Vice Chair and Faculty Area Heads

Myung Hee Cho
Head of Scenic and Production Design
mcho@tft.ucla.edu
Lap Chi Chu
Head of Lighting Design
lchu@tft.ucla.edu
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
Head of Costume Design
ckarvonides@tft.ucla.edu
Seam Metzger
Head of Theater and Performance Studies
smetzger@tft.ucla.edu
Sylvan Oswald
Head of Playwriting
soswald@tft.ucla.edu
Marike Splint
Vice Chair, Undergraduate Studies; Head of Directing
msplint@tft.ucla.edu
Edit Villarreal
Vice Chair, Graduate Studies
editv@tft.ucla.edu

Theater Administrative Staff

Thai Sukrachan
Management Services Officer
thai@tft.ucla.edu
Dolann Adams
Director of Special Programs
dadams@tft.ucla.edu
Brandon Karsh
Assistant to the Chair
bkarsh@tft.ucla.edu
Emily Mellman
Receptionist
emellman@tft.ucla.edu

Production/Tech

Christina Vacchiano
Director of Production
cvacchiano@tft.ucla.edu
Nikki Alday
Associate Lighting and Projections Supervisor
nalday@tft.ucla.edu
Jonathan Burke
Sound Supervisor
jburke@tft.ucla.edu
Josh Clabaugh
Technical Director
jclabaugh@tft.ucla.edu
Margaret Dick
Principal Wardrobe Technician
maggied@tft.ucla.edu
Paul Girard
Costume Shop Academic Coordinator
pgirard@tft.ucla.edu
Bert Henert
Costume Studio Admin/Stock Coordinator
bhenert@tft.ucla.edu
Kenneth Houston
Senior Scene Tech
khouston@tft.ucla.edu
Juan Loredo
Senior Scene Tech
jjloredo@tft.ucla.edu
Phoebe Ping
First Hand
pping@tft.ucla.edu
Michael Sellers
Scene Shop Supervisor
msellers@tft.ucla.edu
Ernest Stifel III
Senior Scene Tech
estifel@tft.ucla.edu
Austin Taylor
Sound Assistant
ataylor@tft.ucla.edu
Danielle Whaley
Production Services Manager
dwhaley@tft.ucla.edu
Kevin Williams
Prop Shop Supervisor
kwilliams@tft.ucla.edu
Aaron Wong
Technical Supervisor
awong@tft.ucla.edu

David C. Copley Center for Costume Design

Deborah Nadoolman Landis
Director
dlandis@tft.ucla.edu
Natasha Rubin
Director of Research
nrubin@tft.ucla.edu